Origins of the Miriam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 3West Midlands 2East 3London 28South East 36South West 2South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Miriams lived in south-east

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    75 Miriam Travel & migration records
    370 Miriams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Miriam

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    What are the most common Miriam first names?

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    William

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Miriams

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Miriams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Assistant Needle Mistress

    1

    Bricklayer Wife Of

    1

    Charwoman

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Miriams in 1921

    Bricklayer

    12

    Carpenter

    7

    Carpenter & Joiner

    3

    Coachman

    2

    House Carpenter

    2

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